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Gish Jen: Politics & Possibility
Celebrated fiction writer Gish Jen will give a Word Works talk about possibility, politics, and her newest novel, The Resisters—a dystopian parable exploring class divides in a fractured, near-future America.
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Scribes Summer Writing Camps are open for registration!
Teens find community and voice at Scribes, our summer camp program that includes instruction from published writers, field trips, and more.
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Hugo Literary Series
On Friday, February 28, writers Anthony Swofford, Mitchell S. Jackson, Charles D'Ambrosio, and musician JusMoni present new works on the theme "Behind Closed Doors."
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Register for a Creative Writing Class
Join us this winter for in one of nearly 100 writing classes—in fiction, nonfiction, memoir, poetry, the writing life, and more—for writers of all levels.
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Are you a published prose writer and a dedicated teacher?
Become our next prose writer-in-residence! Applications are open through March 31.
Hugo House is for writers
A place to read words, hear words, and make your own words better. We provide classes, events, and fellowships for emerging and established writers.
Register Now For Classes
Our Winter Catalog is online here!
- More than Memories with Kimberly Dark: Open a number of doorways into meaning in this generative memoir workshop.
- Henry James & Sally Rooney with Liza Birnbaum: Read works by James and Rooney, and investigate the mysterious affinity between them.
- Alternative Structures, Familiar Patterns with Diana Xin: Study structures and patterns to amplify your story’s desired effects.
- Mothering as Transformation with Jessica Gigot: Create poems that explore mothering as an act of transformation.
More info is available in our online class catalog.
From The House
Behind Closed Doors: An Exclusive Q&A with Anthony Swofford and Charles D’Ambrosio
Posted Tue, 2/18/2020
by Katie PrinceOn February 28, Anthony Swofford, Mitchell S. Jackson, and Charles D’Ambrosio will kick off the second half of the 2019–20 Hugo Literary Series with new works on the theme of…
Straight Talk About Diverse Books by Rachel Werner
Posted Thu, 2/13/2020
by Guest ContributorHave #OwnVoices finally become mainstream? Do you have a preconceived notion it will be easier to query your manuscript because diverse books are now trending? The latest research, compiled by…